#11 Women's Golf Finishes 2nd at PING/ASU Invite

By Victor Keys, SDA Media Relations Student Assistant

Tempe, Ariz. -- The No. 11 Arizona State women’s golf team finished second at the PING/ASU Invitational over the weekend at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. The Sun Devils carded a cumulative six-under, shooting 858.

Arizona State earned quality head-to-head victories over No. 1 Alabama, No. 4 Northwestern, No. 10 Arizona, No. 13 Washington, and No. 17 UNLV. The Sun Devils managed to post a 54-hole best, 4.68 (19-under) in par 5 scoring average. The Sun Devils have finished outside of the top-10 only once this season out of nine appearances.

	Top-5 Teams 1 2 3 Total 1. #3 UCLA 281 287 284 852 2. #11 ASU 287 282 289 858 3. #1 Alabama 288 286 285 859 4. #10 Arizona  288 291 296 875 5. #13 Washington 298 290 292 880
	Arizona State 1 2 3 Total 3.  L. Strom 69 71 71 211 T9.  S. Zeeb 71 72 75 218 T14.  M. Kerley 79 71 69 219 T17.  M. Vaughn 75 68 77 220 T29.  R. Liti 72 76 74 222

Linnea Strom led the way for Arizona State. She shot one-under 72 on Sunday and posted a five-under score for the entire tournament, finishing with a total of 211. The freshman finished under par each day of the tournament. She has now recorded five top-10 finishes in eight events during her freshman season.

ASU sophomore Sophia Zeeb finished two-over for the tournament, posting 218. She finished one-under to begin the tournament and made par in round two. Zeeb managed to place in the top ten, by tying for ninth place.

Bronte Law of UCLA set a 54-hole record finishing at 12-under, 204 (64-71-69). She took home first place honors for the tournament.

The UCLA Bruins also took home first-place honors as a team posting a 54-hole 12-under, 852.

The Sun Devils look ahead to the Pac-12 Championships in Pleasanton, Calif. The tournament begins Monday, April 18th and runs through Wednesday, April 20.